Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
中文摘要
苹果的自动驾驶计划虽失败，但其研发需求促成了神经引擎的诞生，为如今的设备端AI处理奠定了基础。
English Summary
Apple's failed self-driving car project led to the creation of the Neural Engine, which now powers its on-device AI processing.
Apple's self-driving car program never really got off the ground, but it may have been what made the company's chips the powerful AI performers they are. Early in the development of the self-driving platform, Apple realized that it would need powerful on-device AI processing. While the car processor was never finished, as Mark Gurman details in his latest Power On newsletter, it did lead to the development of the Neural Engine, the backbone of Apple's on-device AI processing. The Neural Engine made its debut with the iPhone X and the A11 Bionic. In those early days, it was primarily used for computer vision, powering FaceID, Animoji, and a … Read the full story at The Verge.